Or Sasson

Or Sasson (18 August 1990-) was an Israeli judoka who won a bronze medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was insulted by the Egyptian judoka Islam el-Shehaby, who refused to bow or shake hands with him after Sasson beat him in judo, ultimately leading to el-Shehaby's retirement from the sport.

Biography
Or Sasson was born on 18 August 1990 in Jerusalem, Israel to a Jewish family that originated in Romania. He started training in judo at the age of eight, and he became a renowned judoka after competing in international competitions. However, he faced religious and ethnic discrimination because he was Jewish; in September 2011, the Iranian athlete Javad Mahjoub refused to compete with him in Tashkent, Uzbekistan during the Judo World Cup, and in August 2016 Egyptian athlete Islam el-Shehaby refused to bow or shake hands with Sasson during the Olympics. Sasson became a bronze medalist in the heavyweight judo competition in Rio that year.